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Maybe we could put Martinez in LF, move Yoshida to RF, bring back Turner to DH. And at that point let’s just plug Duran in T second and not worry about it. Because outside of CF and SS, no one else kid going to be able to field a batted ball anyway. We also need some pitching capable of 27 K/9
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Obviously not happening. Jonathan India is more likely. Not a bopper, but at least he’s a good hitter who also knows how to take a walk. And buried in the middle infield depth of the Reds…
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Also position. Not to mention last time he was playing for Boston, he didn’t approach those numbers for some reason…
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So.. Alex Verdugo for Gleyber Torres?
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Father Time is not undefeated. He was soundly trounced by Jamie Moyer…
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Every Whit Everywhere All At Once?
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But WAFL is a much better acronym than WAAA. One is reminiscent of a tasty breakfast treat, while the other looks like a literary representation of a whiny sound…
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But more important, he’s Felipe Lopez. Not like that pan-dimensional jackass freak Whit Merrifield…
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I think there is a clear issue with the interpretation of the baseline for both WAR (Wins Above Replacement) and WAA (Wins Above Average). This makes is abundantly clear that we need to bring back the best measurement ever developed - WAFL (Wins Above Felipe Lopez). You can argue about what a replacement player is or what an average player is. But we all know what Felipe Lopez is…
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How about that? So according to WAA, Whit Merrifield isn’t even as good as himself. This could get deeply philosophical…
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Average based on what? I think that’s the way they say it works, but is it really mathematically true for an average starter (which is not at all the same as an average player) to be 2 fWAR?
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I don’t know what sort of offer Boston made. Reportedly it was more guaranteed money than Texas offered, but the Rangers’ contract can be with up to $63mill over 3 with the incentives and options. And I suppose, like Eflin, it is possible Texas native Eovaldi liked the speak of just going home. Maybe it’s time the Sox negotiated with some New England natives for once…
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Not worth anything…
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Those teams all lost so many games because they all beat up on each other. (It’s funny because it can’t happen.)
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The division is weaker because they lost 4 games?
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Not sure I agree. Hi you really think 50% of all corner outfielders are as good or better than Verdugo defensively?
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What? They’re not waiting for their injured pitchers to return!?? You don’t have to do that!?!
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I’ve said it since the day the Sox extended him (against my wishes) - the problem with Eovaldi has nothing to do with talent…
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Brewers/Rangers. Let’s have a first time champ…
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I tried a different route. Per Fangraphs, all teams combined for 570 fWAR for position players. As there are 390 roster slots in MLB for position players, that makes for roughly 1.5 fWAR per roster spot. Whit Merrifield’s fWAR this year is 1.5. So that’s another way to determine an average player, I guess. (J.T. Realmuto also worked.)
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No. Whit Merrifield is average.
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1) I said fans will displeased with a low enough offensive player regardless of defense. 2) You said the negative fWAR was a better evaluation than fan opinion. 3) I pointed out said players do not always have a negative fWAR, citing 2014 JBJ. Later another example in Ozzie Smith was supplied. The problem with negative fWAR is the player might not have one, despite a miniscule OPS…
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Sure. But doesn’t that invalidate whatever point you were trying to make in post 149?
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Ouija Board. A Magic 8-Ball is just a Ouija Board for people with no friends…
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No, I was just pointing out a player can struggle mightily with the bat and still have a positive fWAR. It wasn’t me who brought up negative fWAR back in post 149…
